http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/mitsubishi/ en-us Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:29:54 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992990/posts TOKYO - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is going ahead with its mid-sized regional jet — the first "made in Japan" passenger aircraft in three decades. The announcement from the company President Kazuo Tsukuda came Friday, a day after major Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways placed the first orders for the twin-engine aircraft that seats about 70 to 90 people. ANA ordered 15 of the jets from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. on Thursday for delivery from 2013, with an option for 10 more. Mitsubishi, a Japanese machinery maker, has been testing out the response to the jet — which would face tough... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992990/posts#comment Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:29:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1951572/posts Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Introduces New Category of Large-Format Televisions with Groundbreaking Laser Technology Mitsubishi's Revolutionary Laser Television Raises Home Entertainment to a New Level LAS VEGAS--(Business Wire)--Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. today announced the world premiere of the laser television category during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, unveiling a new large-format LaserTV that delivers as much as twice the color of current high-definition televisions. Mitsubishi has harnessed its worldwide leadership in precision laser technology to produce the first-ever laser-powered television, delivering a range of color never before seen in home entertainment. Precise and focused, the purity of... Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America (Press Release for CES) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1951572/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:37:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1941117/posts U.S. ban forces Japan to modernize F-15 fighters 16:58 | 17/ 12/ 2007 TOKYO, December 17 (RIA Novosti) - Japan will be unable to purchases state-of-the-art U.S. fighter aircraft before 2010, and will prioritize instead the upgrading of the Air Force's 40 F-15 Eagle jets, a Defense Ministry source said on Monday. F-15 Eagle, an all-weather tactical fighter designed to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat, was developed for the U.S. Air Force, and first flew in July 1972. The source confirmed that there had been an indefinite postponement in the delivery of the next-generation U.S. fighter jets,... RIA Novosti http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1941117/posts#comment Tue, 18 Dec 2007 12:35:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1908833/posts Pratt & Whitney’s Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine has been selected to power the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ), launching the first of several next-generation engine programmes promising to deliver the next leap in fuel efficiency for airliners. “We believe the [GTF] offers a technological breakthrough that will provide the best economy and performance for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet," said Kazuo Tsukuda, President, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., in a statement. The MRJ is a 70-seat to 90-seat airliner. Flightglobal.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1908833/posts#comment Tue, 9 Oct 2007 20:42:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1854675/posts TOKYO, June 22, 2007 (AFP) - Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Friday it and France's Areva have jointly bid for a multi-million-dollar research and development project on a US nuclear fuel cycle program. The United States is set to resume building nuclear power plants after a gap of more than two decades amid growing concern about high oil prices and greenhouse gas emissions. Under the plan, Japan's top heavy machinery maker will mainly work on fast breeder reactors -- which are in part driven by plutonium fuel -- while Areva will design facilities to reprocess spent nuclear fuel, said... The Tocqueville Connection http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1854675/posts#comment Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:13:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1751678/posts For all the nonsense about the love affair between Americans and their cars, people seem to spend a whole lot of time and effort to avoid climbing into a car. Super Stop & Shop's Peapod provides home delivery of groceries. That eliminates one's weekly trip to the grocery store. Get the grocery list online, pick the items, and the food appears in the insulated box outside your house. People can go to Match, Jdate, EHarmony and Match.com to start dating without even heading to a bar. What happened to joining the ski club? What happened to taking night classes? Tennis,... The News-Times [Danbury, CT] http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1751678/posts#comment Mon, 11 Dec 2006 14:50:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1742182/posts Japanese automaker Mitsubishi recently announced it is developing a diesel engine for a European market vehicle, and although it says it has no plans to bring a diesel option to the U.S., it hasn't ruled it out, according to a report in Automotive News. motortrend.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1742182/posts#comment Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:08:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1706960/posts COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) A car dealership's tongue-in-cheek radio advertisement declaring ``a jihad on the automotive market,'' will not be changed, the company said, despite drawing sharp criticism that the ad's content is offensive. Several stations rejected the spot from Dennis Mitsubishi, which boasts that sales representatives wearing ``burqas'' head-to-toe traditional dress for Islamic women will sell vehicles that can ``comfortably seat 12 jihadists in the back.'' The Columbus chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations decried the ad as disrespectful. ``Using that as a promotional pitch when so many are dying from the criminal activity of suicide bombers, that's not... AP via WFRV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1706960/posts#comment Sat, 23 Sep 2006 16:00:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1662159/posts Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has announced plans to enter the emerging US reactor market with a version of its advanced pressurised water reactor (APWR), which will be branded the ‘US-APWR’. The Japanese company has also launched a subsidiary, MHI Nuclear Energy Systems (MNES), based in Washington, to handle the process, market the reactor and attract orders for replacement nuclear power components. Two similar APWR units are planned for construction at Tsuruga in Japan to produce 1538MWe each for Japan Atomic Power Company. American units, however, would feature modifications MHI say US companies demand. Improvements include greater economy through the increase... Nuclear Engineering International http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1662159/posts#comment Sat, 8 Jul 2006 02:14:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1646493/posts Dentsu holds the largest share of the Japanese advertising market - which is the second-largest in the world compared to the US. They also have a cool main page with lines going up and down and growing. I have no idea what it means, but it sure kept my attention. Mitsubishi is Mitsubishi. Subsidiaries of these two giants - Geneon Animation and d-rights - have agreed to establish a joint venture fund specializing in projects that are related to the production of Japanese animated works. Japan's animation is second to none. It is not 3-D, and, so far, they don't... RisingSunofNihon http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1646493/posts#comment Fri, 9 Jun 2006 21:12:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1588455/posts DETROIT -- For the first time in nine years, all of the top picks in Consumer Reports' annual vehicle guide are made by Japanese automakers. The Honda Civic is the magazine's top small sedan, while the Toyota Highlander Hybrid is the top mid-sized sport utility vehicle, according to results released Wednesday. Vehicles from Nissan Motor Co. and Subaru, a division of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., round out the top picks in 10 categories. Asian brands also fared best in the magazine's survey of vehicle reliability. Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus brand was first, while Honda was second and the Toyota brand... Waterbury Republican-American http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1588455/posts#comment Thu, 2 Mar 2006 14:09:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1499024/posts LOS ANGELES — A proposed liquefied natural gas terminal at the Port of Long Beach cleared a major hurdle Friday as a federal panel concluded the project would not pose an environmental threat to the area. The environmental staffs of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the port, along with the U.S. Coast Guard and several other agencies, conducted the yearlong review. The draft report said the terminal would be within acceptable noise and air pollution limits, and that tanks holding the liquid natural gas and pipelines carrying it could withstand all but the most violent earthquake. The report also... Corvallis GazetteTimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1499024/posts#comment Sat, 8 Oct 2005 17:04:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1444925/posts TOKYO (AFP) - The United States has concluded a deal to allow Japan's licensed production of US-developed surface-to-air missiles which will constitute the core of a joint missile defense system, a report said. The two governments sealed a memorandum of understanding in March on the licensed production of Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) interceptor missiles, the Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported in its evening edition. US Lockheed Martin Corp. is expected to sign a contract within the current fiscal year which ends in March 2006 to license Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. with PAC-3 production, the influential daily said. Officials were not... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1444925/posts#comment Sun, 17 Jul 2005 21:43:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1214019/posts Analysts say related position losses likely across region after Maytag closing, Mitsubishi cuts Maytag. Mitsubishi. Two strikingly different situations, with all too similar results: Hundreds of central Illinois manufacturing workers face unemployment by week's end. In all, about 2,000 workers - 1,200 from Mitsubishi Motors North America plant in Normal and 800 at Maytag's Galesburg refrigeration plant - are expected to be furloughed between Wednesday and Sept. 24. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Peoria Journal Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1214019/posts#comment Sun, 12 Sep 2004 19:48:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1144626/posts DaimlerChrysler to stop building Dodge, Chrysler cars in Normal NORMAL, Ill. - DaimlerChrysler will stop building Dodge and Chrysler cars at Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s auto plant here in 2005, the company said Wednesday. The decision comes at the end of a five-year agreement, and is not related to recent financial troubles at Mitsubishi Motors, plant spokesman Dan Irvin told The (Bloomington) Pantagraph. "We knew we were building cars for them through June of next year," Irvin said. "There was not any plan to do anything after that." Chrysler Group spokesman Dave Elshoff declined to say if the company would build... http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/business/8769099.htm http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1144626/posts#comment Sun, 30 May 2004 04:27:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1139780/posts Mitsubishi Motors Cuts Jobs, Closes Japan Plant By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO -- Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will cut nearly 11,000 jobs, or 22 percent of its global work force, close an assembly plant in Japan and receive a $4 billion infusion from the Mitsubishi group and other investors under a revival plan its chief executive described as its "last chance." Under the plan announced today, Mitsubishi Motors will keep open its U.S. plant in Normal, Ill., but will shutter an engine plant in Australia while keeping a passenger car plant there. The company will close a passenger... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1139780/posts#comment Fri, 21 May 2004 14:10:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1068767/posts After marketing its sporty Eclipse coupe to 20-something slacker types through a mix of ultrahip ads and zero-percent financing, Mitsubishi Motors announces a $469 million loss from loan defaults. New CEO Rolf Eckrodt says the company's mistake was "aiming at customers interested in products which are lifestyle-oriented and emotional and cool." The fix? Aiming at customers with money. The move looks good on paper—just not the paper on which the company's books are kept. After tightening up credit requirements, Eclipse sales fall by 48 percent, forcing Mitsubishi to spend another $432 million to clear out unsold inventory. Business 2.0 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1068767/posts#comment Sat, 31 Jan 2004 04:16:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/658206/posts The corporate perception of the anti-globalization movement is of unkempt, youthful demonstrators taking to the streets to disrupt every gathering of international commerce. They are seen as naughty children with little real influence over the "suits" running multinational corporations. But it’s not street mobs posing a major danger to business; instead, it is the roosters in the henhouse of economic prosperity – anti-capitalists in pinstripes. The anti-globalization crowd is making major inroads into corporate business practices by marching right through the front door. Radical greens in business suits are now employed at some of the largest public relations firms in... Investor's Business Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/658206/posts#comment Tue, 2 Apr 2002 21:11:42 GMT